Salvador Dali, ©Soft Self Portrait, Original Signed and Numbered Ltd Ed Bronze

$2,800.00 price_excluding_tax

An original limited edition bronze sculpture titled “Soft Self Portrait”, signed bronze sculpture by Castano entitled \”SOFT SELF PORTRAIT WITH FRIED BACON\” (1941) inspired by Salvador Dali.

Dali painted this self-portrait during his eight-year-exile in the United States, where he had fled from the Spanish civil war. The sometimes childlike enthusiasm and the drive of the American society appealed to Dali and he had a most productive period there. Under this influence he appeared to reverse his “paranoid-critical” method. Now he painted more from the inside out, as his comment on his self-portrait indicates. Dali himself styles his self-portrait as “an anti-psychological self-portrait, instead of painting the soul, or the inner of oneself, to paint solely the appearance, the cover, my soul’s glove. This glove of my soul can be eaten and is even a little sharp, like highbred game; therefor ants appear together with the fried bacon. As the most generous of all painters I continuously offer myself as food and thus give our era the most delicious delicacies”.

This bronze masterpiece has been created by Guillermo Castano using the Lost Wax Casting method in which a bronze sculpture is cast from an original wax mold. This limited edition bronze sculpture of Dali’s Soft Self Prortrait…. is mounted on a fine “oreo” marble base, numbered and limited to 100 editions bearing the artist’s signature. Please click on the thumbnail images to see additional views of this stunning artwork.

Dimensions: 19″H x 11″L x 10″W.  – measurements include marble base. Be one of the first to make an investment in modern art and acquire a low numbered edition at this incredibly low price!

Description

Our handcrafted bronze sculptures are cast in the finest American bronze using the superior lost wax method, finished in a multi-color patina and mounted on a black marble base with an etched brass plate that bears the name of the statue and the artist. Marble base on most smaller statues is included but optional, please let us know if you don’t want your statue mounted on a marble base.

jumbo, life-size, monumental and heroic sizes do not come with a marble base.

Made to order, please allow 4-8 weeks for production and delivery.

Color Choices – We usually cast and finish many of our sculptures with what is referred as multi-color patina. Our bronze sculpture selection may also be customized in a number of fire-applied patinas, such as classic French Brown, Verdigris, Italian Green as well as Gold and other custom finish options. Bronze is a durable material that can withstand the test of time, making it a popular choice for sculptures that can last for centuries. All bronze statuary will develop a natural patina when left in nature’s elements. The aged patina on bronzes is often desired, but if not, can be prevented by care and cleaning of the bronze statue with a mild soap and water and by applying beeswax or other polish to prevent an aged patina from forming. Color selection is more a matter of customer preference. Free shipping on all statues.